Insideline: 1991 NSX Suspension Walkaround

[GTaudiophile]

I am a big fan of their "walkaround" section, and this one may be their best yet!

But sadly, after reading it, I can't help but ask myself:

After the NSX and the S2000, how did Honda (Acura) go so wrong?

Talk about the decline of a once great car manufacturer.

 

[vshah]

reading now. nsx is my favorite car ever

 

[ballmode]

All the people who made these cars are dead or retired. Sad they couldn't get replacements, Honda is a very conservative company and the market back in japan is all about Kei cars and very compact stuff. Kids today aren't into racing like they were 10-15 years ago...

maybe we need more Fast and Furious films

 

[exdeath]

Kids today aren't into racing like they were 10-15 years ago...

maybe we need more Fast and Furious films

That wouldn't bring back NSX and S2000. It would lead to more neon underglows, led wiper blades, and magnetic caliper covers on Civics and Scions along with record sales of bondo.

10-15 years ago there weren't heavy premiums on any car worth having like there are today. A Mustang didn't cost $40,000 in 1997 for example. "Kids" can't afford any of the cars they spooge over in F&F movies, so they try to "build" their own with the help of Vatozone.

 

[Via]

To this day I remember the drive I had in one when I was young. There was something about the feel of that car that I haven't experienced since.

 

[Zenmervolt]

All the people who made these cars are dead or retired. Sad they couldn't get replacements, Honda is a very conservative company and the market back in japan is all about Kei cars and very compact stuff. Kids today aren't into racing like they were 10-15 years ago...

maybe we need more Fast and Furious films

Yup, once Soichiro Honda passed away the company started drifting away from its engineering roots. For a very long time Honda had the engineers running the ship (much as Porsche did, actually). This led to some very fun and interesting cars. As Honda transitions towards being a more traditional corporation rather than one run by its engineering department, it's going to keep losing that flavor.

ZV

 

[Howard]

Still don't understand how the compliance pivot provides compliance. Does the member actually bend about itself where it's mounted to the chassis?

 

[vshah]

seems that it pivots around a vertical axis which allows the entire assembly to move backwards a small amount.

 

[exar333]

That wouldn't bring back NSX and S2000. It would lead to more neon underglows, led wiper blades, and magnetic caliper covers on Civics and Scions along with record sales of bondo.

10-15 years ago there weren't heavy premiums on any car worth having like there are today. A Mustang didn't cost $40,000 in 1997 for example. "Kids" can't afford any of the cars they spooge over in F&F movies, so they try to "build" their own with the help of Vatozone.

I think your partially right here. Keep in mind that you can get a 2013 Mustang V6 for pretty close in price to a 1997 Mustang GT. Your get a LOT more car now than a mid-90's GT even with the V6.